The Chinese New Year period is typically one of steady rate declines as the seasonal market weakness takes its toll. However, although five weeks have now past since we entered the Year of the Tiger, the market has not seen much in terms of added weakn…
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While data quality and integration obviously play a prominent role, the human element is also fundamental to ensuring the success of digital solutions. Platforms, algorithms, and software are created by humans, for humans – with people and data working…
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Shipping finance tools are constantly evolving, with the concept of decentralised finance one of the latest developments. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal noted that “whilst everyone focuses on the newly imposed banking sanctions and …
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) held an extraordinary session of its Council (C/ES.35) on 10 and 11 March to address the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The IMO Council made the fol…
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China is viewed by market analysts as the last impediment to strong oil demand and while it’s hard to be positive for the first half of 2022, the second half could see robust recovery. Speaking at the Baltic Exchange Tanker Market Insights Webinar at I…
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